title: Vibrio vulnificus oysters: pearls and perils.
abstract: Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacterium found ubiquitously in coastal waters. Infection with this organism, which is often associated with eating raw oysters, is the leading cause of seafood-related deaths in the United States. This article reviews the current scientific literature on this potentially lethal pathogen and discusses the prognosis, treatment, and prevention of V. vulnificus infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. ndaniels@medicine.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D017747:Seafood / Q000382:microbiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D041261:Vibrio vulnificus / Q000302:isolation & purification*